Closure-retainer for containers.



B. K. FORD.

cLosNNE RETAINER FON CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, I9l8.

Patented Dec. I7, 1918.

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BEN K. FORD, F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

, CLOSURE-RETAINER FOR CON T- AINERSL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 17,1918.

applicati@ med :rune 2e, 191s, serial No. 242,103.

To all lwhom t may concern Be it known that LBEN K, FORD, va citizen ofthe United States, and residing at East Orange, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedClosure-Retainer for Containers, of which the following is aspecification. b

This invention relates to means for retaining the heads, ends 'or otherclosures in position in kegs, barrels, boxes, pails and othercontainers, and its object is to providea retainer which will rmly holdthe closure in position, which may be'quickly and permanently secured inposition, and which may be produced at small cost. Y

This retainer is folded up from a. narrow strip` of sheet metal to forma flange at the which fiange extends at right angles to the main portionof the strip, and a rib parallel to the flange and spaced therefromsufficiently to receive the closure, the body of the retainer beingsecured against the inner side of the container. in any desired manner,preferably by bending the outer edge thereof around the'edge of thecontainer with the outer edge of the strip forced into the materialconstituting the container.

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a View, partly in section andpartly in perspective of a closure secured in position. by this improvedretainer. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 .illustrate the steps employedA to secure theSimilar' reference parts throughout retainer to the container.characters refer to like the several views. lWhile the drawing showsthis invention embodied in a. container of cylindrical form, it is to beunderstood that it may be used in connection withany type of containerin which the closure is approximately at right angles to the wall of thecontainer., The retainer is preferably rolled'up out of sheet steel butmaybe produced in any other manner and of anyother material. Theretainers may be made continuous by gether the ends of the strips or theends may abut or lap.

A liange or shelf 1 is formed on the inner edge ofv the' retainer tosupport the closure 2. Outside of the closure and intermediate the sideedges of the retainer, and parallel to the ange 1 a rib 3 is formed,preferably by folding the sheet metal back upon itself and the metal isthen bent so that the band 4 may positioned.

wv ard to nearly Welding tolie flat against the inner side of the con'-tainer 5 adjacent its edge. The outer flange 6 of the strip at firstextends'at right angles to theband et and rests on the edge 7 ofthecontainer when the closure and retainer are When the closure is to besecured to the container, the retainer position will be inserted inthecontainer until the flange 6 rests upon the edge of the container. Arotating metal disk 8 is then brought down onto the Fig. 2 and abendinggroller 9 is pressed against the rotating ed e of the flange 6 ofthe retainer, bendingl over the edge 10 thereof as shown inFig. 3...A'second roller 12 is then pressed against this flange and the edge 10isforced into the material of thel container. Y

The edge 13 (F ig. 2) of the disk 8 is preferably at an oblique angle toits face 14 4as indicated by the line retainer, the inner band` atWillbe bent i'nthe angle of the edge of the disk 8, pressing the rib 3against lthe closure to grip it firmly. The corner of the retainerbetweenthe rib 3 and band at will be pressed into the side of thecontainer, as indicated in- Figs. 1 and et, and thus assist in securingthe retainer in position.

It will be up of the-band 4 and fla-nge 6.Y These twol parts are,4 ofcourse, integral with each other.

The proportions and sizes of the various parts' of this retainer may bemodified'to' meet various conditions. without departing from the spiritof my invention set forth-in the following claims. I claim Y. Y

1, A' closure retainer 'for containers comprising a strip of sheet metalfitting throughout its width against the inner side of the containeraround the opening to beclosed and comprising two' portions integralwith each other and each. substantially-U-Shaped in cross section, oneofthe portions being bent around and secured to the outer edge of the:container .with the outer edge of this portion forced into the outerside of the container, the inner portion having twoparallel ribs erBauges, one, on each side of the .with the closure inV 15. As therollersj 9 and 12 press against the curved part 6 of the noticed thatthis retainer is .made up of two parts, each substantially U- s width*he in# imm the edge ci ih@ container md the Qthfel' @g in me form ofi aradial ange Lawsuppmp the vcmsunffe, the intermediate poftiol or' thering Y bsing folded SQ that the metal omng the mw@ 'parts thereof is atupon itself to Conf stimme a radial rib paralleli@ said amg'e to extendon the opposite side of the closure K. www.,

